California / Industrial Relations / Student Assistant

Job-title file

Student Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

41 employees hold this title in Industrial Relations. Median total compensation for the role is $8,568, below the department median of $83,841.

Employees: 41
Total payroll: $406.1K
Role median: $8,568
Agency median: $83,841
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$778$28,125+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 41 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Student Assistant is held in 61 California departments. In Industrial Relations, the median of $8,568 ranks #39 of 61.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd

$37,781 · 1

State Public Defender

$34,263 · 3

CA Department of Human Resources

$30,126 · 3

CA. Debt Advisory Commission

$26,250 · 1

Pesticide Regulation

$19,609 · 6

California Department of Aging

$19,093 · 9

Community on Teacher Credentialing

$19,053 · 5

Franchise Tax Board

$18,969 · 163

CA High Speed Rail Authority

$18,920 · 11

State Teachers Retirement Systems

$18,391 · 2

Office of Systems Integration

$18,269 · 12

Consumer Affairs

$17,591 · 18

Median total compensation for the Student Assistant role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Student Assistant beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $11,993 ranks #3 of 4. See Student Assistant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$41,600 · 10

Georgia

$12,228 · 27

New York Public Authorities

$4,676 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Student Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kevin Melendez

Student Assistant/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$30,525

Base pay: $30,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,525
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,389
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006844870903
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $30,525

Kevin Melendez works as a Student Assistant for Industrial Relations. Their status is intermittent. Kevin earned $30,525 in 2025. They are represented by E.

Ryan Chan

Student Assistant/Industrial Relations

2023 total comp

$27,525

Base pay: $25,747
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,778
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,525
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,583
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4001254870901
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $27,525

Ryan Chan works as a Student Assistant for Industrial Relations. Their status is intermittent. Ryan earned $27,525 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is E.